Collapsible reel.



- No. 811,898. PATENTED FEB. 6, 1906.

A. BILLSTEINu GOLLAPSIBLE REEL.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 14, 1905 WWW/12mm AARON BILLSTEIN, OF BALTIMORE,MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO THE FRIEDENWALD COMPANY OF BALTIMORE CITY, OFBALTIMORE, MARYLAND, A CORPORATION OF MARYLAND.

COLLAPSIBLE HEEL Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 6, 1906.

Application filed July 14,1905. Serial No. 269,695.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AARON BIL'LSTEIN, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Baltimore, Maryland, have invented certain new andusefullmprovements in Collapsible Reels, of which the following .is aspecification.

The object of thepresent invention is, to produce a reel which issuitable for receiving cord, tape, braid, and like articles, which isinexpensive, and which may be collapsed when not in use, and is thusespecially ad apted for shipping and storage.

The invention. will be described. in detail in connection with theaccompanying drawings, in whieh- Figure 1 is a perspective view of areel em bodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the samecollapsed. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3, showing the reel aserected ready for use. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 3 3, showing thereel collapsed.

Referring to the drawings, it Will be seen that my improved reelconsists of a transverse tubular or box member 1 and two side plates orflange members 2. The box member 1 may be or any desired constructionwhich permits of collapsing its upper side 3 upon its lower side 4, asindicated in Fig. 4.

As shown, the box member is rectangular, comprising the upper and lowersides 3 4, the right and left sides 5 6, the end flaps 7, and the ears8. When the ears are turned in and the end flaps turned in with theirtongues between the ears and the upper side 3, the box is held rigidlyin rectangular form, as indicated in Fig. 3. When the end flaps and earsare withdrawn, the box may be collapsed, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4. Itwill be understood that any other rectangular collapsible box may besubstituted as a transverse member for the'reel. The side plates orflanges 2 2 of the reel are preferably permanently connected to the sidemembers 5 6 of the box by some suitable means, such as glue, paste, orstaples.

The box may be used as a receptacle for merchandise in addition to usingthe outside of the box as a reel. The main advantages of the inventionare, however, the cheapness of the construction and the fact that it maybe folded into a small compass for storage and shipment by bringing allof its members substantially into the same plane, while it may bequickly assembled for use. Both the box or middle member and the flangemembers are preferably constructed of paper-board, although either orboth of them might be made of veneer or other suitable material.

It will be evident that the specific construction and design of my 1111roved reel may be'varied greatly Within the imits of my invention.

Without limiting myself to the specific construction illustrated anddescribed, I claim 1. A reel comprising two flange members and anintermediate transverse member, the said reel being adapted to beerected and collapsed without disconnecting its members.

2. A reel comprising two flange members and an intermediate box memberto the sides of which the flange members are connected, the said reelbeing collapsible without disconnecting the flange members from the boxmember.

3. A reel comprisin two flange members and an intermediate folding boxto which the flange members are permanently connected, the said boxbeing collapsible, for the purpose set forth.

4. A reel comprising a rectangular folding box having a tubular body andend flaps adapted to inclose the space within the box, and two flangemembers permanently con nected to opposite sides of the box, the saidbox and flange members being collapsible to bring all of the membersthereof substantially into the same plane, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

AARON BILLSTEIN.

Witnesses:

J. J. WHITE, R. M. S'rnnn.

